TV Guide

Channel schedule publication

TV Guide is a publication listing television program schedules, originally a weekly magazine that became essential for navigating broadcast television before on-screen guides existed.

The term now applies broadly to any printed or digital schedule of what's on TV: Let me check the TV guide to see when the game starts.

The magazine itself, founded in 1953, was once among America's most widely circulated periodicals.

programming

series

Ordered set of related items

documentary · animation · talkshow · scripted · unscripted · premiere · finale · season · episode · rerun

listings

schedule

Plan of timed events

  • lineupOrdered list of participants
  • primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
  • airtimeScheduled transmission period

slots · timetable · episodes · seasons · synopses · highlights · reminders · dvr · recordings · channel

broadcast

channel

Passage for transmission

cable · digital · signal · frequency · HDTV · transmitter · airwaves · telecast · live · coverage

magazine

publication

Issued written material

newsstand · print · cover · editorial · column · feature · interview · review · advertise · readership

Categories
Opposites
media format

TV Guidechannel surfing

Rapidly changing television stations

word of mouth

content focus

TV Guideconcert listings

Schedule of live performances

passive vs. active entertainment

TV Guidesports participation

Engaging in physical competitions

travel guide

Family

guide, television, guidance, guided, guiding, guidebook, guides, televise, televised

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G